Coordinates: 38°49′25″N 075°30′02″W / 38.82361°N 75.50056°W / 38.82361; -75.50056

Stallion Head Branch

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Stallion Head Branch
Tributary to Gum Branch
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceJohnson Branch divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles southeast of Staytonville, Delaware[2]
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 • elevation50 ft (15 m)[2]
MouthGum Branch
 • location
about 0.75 miles southwest of Oakley, Delaware[3]
 • coordinates
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 • elevation
38 ft (12 m)[3]
Length2.16 mi (3.48 km)[4]
Basin size1.26 square miles (3.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationGum Branch
 • average1.38 cu ft/s (0.039 m3/s) at mouth with Gum Branch[5]
Basin features
ProgressionGum BranchNanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesCentury Farm Road, DE 16, Oak Road

Stallion Head Branch is a 3.16 mi (5.09 km) long 1st tributary to Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

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Stallion Head Branch rises about 1.5 miles southeast of Staytonville, Delaware[2] and then flows south to join Gum Branch about 0.75 miles southwest of Oakley, Delaware.[3]

Watershed

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Stallion Head Branch drains 1.26 square miles (3.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 757.38 and is about 4% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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